It depends on whether taking more than twice as long to heat the water is "just fine" for your use case. Me, I use the high output burner on the gas range and

It depends on whether taking more than twice as long to heat the water is "just fine" for your use case. Me, I use the high output burner on the gas range and a traditional kettle. Note that other European and Asian kitchen gadgets have had no trouble making inroads in the United States. While some people obviously do have electric kettles here, they're far, far from being the ubiquitous thing they are in British kitchens.